API 2500

The API 2500 is a versatile dynamics processor that lets you shape the punch and tone of mixes with absolute accuracy. Its dual channel design lets the 2500 also function as two separate mono channels via a single compression setting. Using auto-makeup gain, you can adjust Threshold or Ratio while automatically maintaining a constant output level. With both “feed back” and “feed forward” compression types, the API 2500 boasts a wide range of incredibly musical parameters which have made it a favorite of engineers the world over.

The Grammy®-winning producer/mixing engineer discusses his work on We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things by Jason Mraz, and shares the API Collection settings he used on the album, available as downloadable presets.

“I often use the API 2500 plugin to ‘excite’ a droopy vocal in the mid/high register, or to remove unwanted ‘girth’ on low-end bass and percussive instruments. I actually have the original hardware, but I use the plugin just as much if not more – it has the ‘teeth’ you would expect from anything API.”